"In cento anni o cento mesi, l'acqua torna a' suoi paesi."

[sharktrash]

Who: Squalo and YOU!
What: birthday catch-all! Squalo's turning 23 on the 13th. Yes he is Pisces because his character wasn't fish-related enough yet.
When: 12th-14th
Where: All around Vista city, the mall, the bars, Pride HQ, MANTICORE penthouse, Junkyard Carnival penthouse, etc.
Warnings: Squalo language, violence, substance abuse, (mentions of) banging, will update as necessary


[ prompts in comments! ]

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[sharktrash]

[ Oh hey! Well, this is a little awkward. He wonders if maybe he shouldn't open the door, but he's too damn curious about the box. ]

Hey. [ Casual greeting as he lets her in. ] I thought you've already given me a present.

[ You know, your bassist. ]

[magic_to_do]

Did I?

[Honest confusion. Mostly because she thought of it more in terms of Kido leaving System Crash rather than joining Manticore. And either way, she doesn't blame Manticore. If Trucy couldn't keep her family together it's because she wasn't strong enough. It's no one else's fault.]

Well, here's another one! Happy birthday!

[She holds out the festive box.]

I saw this in the mall and thought of you right away.

[sharktrash]

Nevermind.

[ Well, it had been the management's decision. Something he discovered only after bringing Kido to Genos in a potato sack, so he feels a bit used now, but whatever. At least it had been fun, with her crying and everything. ]

Vooi, thanks!

[ He's stepping from the door so she can come in, and opening it right away. Is everyone giving him shark-themed things this year? Looks like. He's not gonna complain. This one in particular, though, leaves him quiet for a moment. "FLYING shark". Absurd and hilarious, and yet puts a very, very real image of an actual giant shark, engulfed in blue flames, driving through the air at his command. What the hell. ]

Well this is special.

[magic_to_do]

[Trucy cheerfully takes the invitation and enters the penthouse. She's a little worried when he goes quiet, but he still seems happy with her present. So she grins brightly, and bounces on her heels.]

I'm glad you like it! I thought it looked pretty fun. I can't wait to see it in action.

[sharktrash]

Me too, actually.

[ There's that 'up to no good' grin on his face as he goes to an emptier corner of the table and starts unpacking it. ]

Maybe you should eat first, though. [ There's no telling if surprise evacuation won't be needed once he gets started. ]

[magic_to_do]

Sure! Did you make it? You always make super great food.

[She turns to look for the food table, but then turns back.]

Y'know, if you ever need to change careers, I bet you could make it as a chef.

[sharktrash]

Like I'd let anyone else do it!

[ So yes, yes he has. He gloats at the praise, too, mostly because he knows it's very true. ]

I could. Dunno if I'd want to do it for a living, though. [ He seems thoughtful. ] I was thinking something more like, you know, airplane acrobatics?

[magic_to_do]

[Trucy grins and claps her hands together excitedly.]

That would be so cool! You could paint your plane like a shark. And you'd be like...

[She gestures dramatically, as if visualizing his name on a banner or sign.]

The Amazing Flying Shark! A one man Sharknado! You should totally do that.

[sharktrash]

Heh. You know I would!

[ Suddenly he seems extremely sold on the idea. A neat little plane with a toothy grin painted on the front, entirely at his command thousands of feet in the air. Imagine the goddamn adrenaline. ]

Guess we know what I'm doing next.

[ He laughs and takes the toy out. Hmmm... ]

Any idea where to get helium?

[magic_to_do]

[She snaps her fingers.]

Darnit, I knew I forgot something! We have some up in the System Crash penthouse.

[They have a lot of balloons up there. For reasons.]

[sharktrash]

[ ... ]

Wait. Hold up. You have helium in your penthouse?

[ Shit, he hopes they fill a room with it when someone's having an argument. That would be fucking hilarious. ]

[magic_to_do]

Of course we do. What else would we use to fill up all the balloons?

[She likes balloons, Pinkie likes balloons... no one told either of them about moderation....

And if she ever thought of the argument thing, Trucy would totally do it. That would make any argument too ridiculous to continue.]

[sharktrash]

All the -- [ Okay, you know what, he's just gonna stop asking at this rate. ] I have got to see this.

[ He tucks the shark under his arm and gets up. A surprise trip to System Crash's place, thanks. ]

[magic_to_do]

What, you guys don't have balloon parties sometimes? They're a really good way to cheer yourself up...

[She doesn't mind showing him though.]

Oh! I know, we'll bring some back with us!

[sharktrash]

[ Sorry, maybe he's too old or too sociopathic for this. D: ]

...how the hell do balloons cheer you up?

[magic_to_do]

Um, a better question is how do they not cheer you up...

[It might also be that Trucy is easily amused by a lot of simple things.]

I mean, c'mon. You're having a bad day but then I come by and give you a silly hat made out of balloons. That has to make you feel at least one percent better.

[sharktrash]

[ ...maybe. He's just confused. ]

...I don't know about better, but definitely more stupid...

[magic_to_do]

[Confusion is an inevitable side effect of any lengthy conversation with Trucy.]

Or like, what about you had a really bad day and then you come home and someone has sent you a balloon bouquet! That would cheer anyone up.

[sharktrash]

...

[ TRUE THAT. And he'd probably point that out and walk away from most other people, but she's just overwhelming somehow and leaving him too dumbfounded to protest more often than not. ]

Right, so how about that helium?

[magic_to_do]

Right! Follow me~

[Satisfied that the conversation has gone her way, she'll lead him to the SC penthouse with a bounce in her step.]

Anyway, next time you're feeling down, give me a call. I'll cheer you up.

[In a way that might possibly involve balloon animals. Probably don't call her.]

[sharktrash]

[ AND HE DOES, balloon shark under arm and everything, greatly puzzled by said bouncing. Maybe it was some weird girl thing. ]

Right.

[ DEFINITELY NOT GONNA ]

[ But hey, if there's actually helium, he'll be flying that shark back to the party. Chaos ensuring. ]

[magic_to_do]

[There is, in fact several helium tanks and an array of differently colored balloons in System Crash's penthouse. Which Trucy will happily let him use.]

Should we bring any other balloons down with us? You can't really have too many.

[The bouncing is really a side effect of her extremely high energy levels. She actually is still bouncing in place as she talks to him.]

[sharktrash]

[ Oh shit. ]

[ He's just gonna inflate his shark, thanks. Once that's done, he stuffs the batteries into the remote and tries it out. The shark turns a circle around the room, and he whistles. ]

[ Okay that's an actual cool gift, so -- ]

If you want.

[ He'll probably regret this. ]

[ But not thinking that far now. Just steering the shark back towards their own penthouse while cackling to himself because this shit is hilarious. ]